The newly formed Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government has decided to vaccinate all the citizens against COVID-19 by March 2022.<\/p>\n
The decision was made in the first meeting of the newly formed cabinet on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe meeting decided to vaccinate one of the total population by mid-October and all eligible citizens by mid-March, 2022,\u201d informed the newly appointed Minister of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Gyanendra Bahadur Karki.<\/p>\n
The cabinet also decided to provide COVID-19 risk allowances promised earlier to the frontline workers, including health workers, security personnel, and cleaners, within a week. The outgoing Oli-led government had promised the allowances but denied that later.<\/p>\n
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Moreover, the cabinet meeting also decided to publicize the details of the expenditure made on the coronavirus pandemic by the government so far, mentioned Law Minister Karki.<\/p>\n
The COVID-19 vaccination drive has been resumed in the country recently after Nepal has received as many as 1.5 million doses of the JNJ single-shot COVID-19 vaccine<\/a> from the United States through the COVAX facility.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Japan has announced to donate around 1.6 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to the Himalayan country through the COVAX facility.<\/p>\n \u201cThe vaccine will be shipped from Japan to Nepal at the earliest possible date,” stated the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Japan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cThe exact shipping schedule will be confirmed once the procurement arrangements will be finalized by the international organization which is in charge of the matter,\u201d the Ministry added.<\/p>\n Stay Tuned to NepaliSansar for Latest Nepal COVID-19 Updates<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n More News:<\/strong><\/p>\n The newly formed Sher Bahadur Deuba-led government has decided to vaccinate all the citizens against COVID-19…<\/span><\/p>\n
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